Do Publishers Still Need Native Apps?

When Apple released the iPad, media organizations rushed to launch robust native applications for the device. Given the amount of traffic publishers are seeing from mobile-web browsers, coupled with improvements in HTML5, the success of the Financial Times's mobile web app, the difficulties of constantly iterating for new versions of iOS, and the rise of Android and other mobile software platforms, does it make sense for publishers to continue to invest in native apps for tablets and smartphones?...

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Discussion Forum Asks the Question, 'Are Apps the Past?'
October 11, 2012
From Publishing Business Today
The question of the viability of native apps versus html 5 and other web-based digital products was the subject of a session, "Are Apps the Past?" at the Publishing Business Virtual Conference & Expo on Sept. 13.